Senior Associate, Leveraged Finance Credit RiskHealthcareBring your expertise to JPMorgan Chase. As part of Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the center of keeping JPMorgan Chase strong and resilient. You help the firm grow its business in a responsible way by anticipating new and emerging risks, and using your expert judgement to solve real-world challenges that impact our company, customers and communities. Our culture in Risk Management and Compliance is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo and striving to be best-in-class.
As a Senior Associate, Leveraged Finance Credit RiskHealthcare in the Healthcare Leveraged Finance Credit Risk team, you support credit coverage for non-investment-grade and sponsor-backed clients across the United States healthcare industry. You manage and monitor a portfolio of leveraged issuers, underwrite leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations, and partner with the trading desk to approve hedging exposure. You also support documentation and legal negotiations and collaborate with our Asset-Based Lending Credit Team to deliver asset-backed lending solutions. Your work helps us balance risk and return while strengthening a culture of compliance and partnership.
Job responsibilities:
Manage and monitor a portfolio of client and credit exposures across the United States healthcare industry
Track exposure across loans, revolving facilities, term loans, letters of credit, asset-based lending facilities, and derivatives to support compliance with limits, covenants, and internal risk appetite
Perform scenario analysis and stress testing on leverage, liquidity, and cash flow resilience
Develop independent credit opinions and recommendations based on client performance and transaction structure
Build and review pro forma capital structures and cash flow projection models to assess debt capacity, deleveraging, interest coverage, liquidity, and covenant headroom
Lead credit due diligence for clients and capital markets transactions, including coordinating third-party reports, management meetings, and site visits
Coordinate with Payments, Payments Risk, and Implementation teams to align product structures, collateralization and guarantees, and documentation with credit appetite
Partner with Global Corporate Banking Coverage, Debt Capital Markets, Investment Banking Coverage, and Payments teams to deliver integrated client solutions
Maintain ongoing credit monitoring and documentation awareness, including exposure, compliance status, and credit research
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
Bachelor's degree
Completion of a major corporate bank credit training program or equivalent credit risk experience
Minimum of 3 years of related experience in credit risk, leveraged finance, or corporate finance
Strong accounting and corporate finance skills, including demonstrated analytical and financial modeling ability
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, with the ability to produce concise, decision-ready materials
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively and perform under pressure
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation
Familiarity with rating agency methodologies and stress testing practices
Experience with asset-based lending structures, borrowing base analysis, and collateral due diligence
Knowledge of loan and derivatives products, documentation, and structuring
Experience negotiating legal documents associated with credit products
Familiarity with borrowers operating in the healthcare industry This position is subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. As such, an employment offer for this position is contingent on JPMorganChase's review of criminal conviction history, including pretrial diversions or program entries.